Here’s What Sparked Panic, Sent Shoppers Fleeing Long Island Mall On Day After Christmas

Unfounded fears of a shooting caused widespread panic and sent shoppers fleeing a Long Island shopping mall on the day after Christmas.

Fears of a shooting sparked panic and sent shoppers fleeing from Roosevelt Field Mall in Garden City Monday night, Dec. 26.
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Michael Mashburn

12/27/2022 3:30 p.m.

The frightening scene played out at around 6:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 26, at Roosevelt Field Mall in Garden City, according to a Twitter post by someone who witnessed the chaos.

“The whole Roosevelt Field Mall started running out,” reads the post.

Video on social media shows several people exiting the mall into a parking lot.

There were no reports of injuries and no arrests stemming from the incident.

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